A passenger’s desperate attempt to avoid excess baggage fees at the airport was caught on camera and went viral after being shared on social media.
In a clip shared with tik tokwhich has been viewed more than 24 million times, the male traveler can be seen kicking and shoving his bag at the luggage size checker as an airline staff member looked on.
His efforts appeared to amuse many passengers standing by who can be heard laughing in the background, including the person filming.
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“Don’t die for EasyJet,” the passenger captioned the clip.
Check out the video above.
Eventually, the man was able to convince the staff member that his bag was the correct size, only for it to later become trapped inside the metal frame.
“He’s going to miss his flight trying to get that out,” one person joked in the comments.
“Rumor has it he’s still trying to get it back,” another joined.
Meanwhile, some thought that the staff member was clearly laughing too.
“The staff guy was laughing knowing full well what was about to happen,” one person said.
Others also praised the traveler for avoiding the extra fees, with one person sharing, “Easy Jet made me pay more for my hand pillow, I still haven’t gotten over the shock.”
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He’s also not the first person caught on camera trying to get around luggage size rules.
another man was caught trying to get around EasyJet’s relatively strict baggage ruleswith his suitcase stuck in an airport in Europe back in June.
“WCGW [what could go wrong] if you try to cheat with the size of the luggage,” he posted the video on Reddit was subtitled.
I was inundated with comments from many people who were clearly upset with the traveler’s attempt to circumvent the rules.
“And that’s why I hate flying… So many self-centered, arrogant people,” one person commented.
EasyJet’s carry-on baggage rules changed not too long ago, with the low-cost airline doing away with its free carry-on baggage last year.
Instead, passengers must pay a Flexi fare to get free carry-on or pay for their luggage. In order to stay free, it can be “maximum size 45 x 36 x 20 cm (including handles or wheels) and must fit under the seat in front of you,” according to the airline’s website.
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